On January 22, 2013, DePaul’s Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter organized a display of pink and blue flags to mark the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. Several students vandalized the display, removing flags and throwing them in the trash. Del Campo, YAF’s chairman, reported the vandalism to DePaul’s public safety department, which investigated the vandalism. After 13 students admitted to the vandalism, DePaul provided Del Campo with a report with their names. On February 5, the national YAF organization posted that report online. On February 8, Del Campo was charged with two conduct violations, including “Disorderly, Violent, Intimidating or Dangerous Behavior” for releasing the report. FIRE wrote to DePaul’s President, Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, on February 21, arguing that the charges violated Del Campo’s right to speak about his own case. Nevertheless, Del Campo was found responsible on both charges, placed on judicial probation, and required to complete a reflection letter. DePaul has declined to address FIRE’s specific concerns.

by Timothy Dionisopoulos The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has released a list of the worst colleges in the United States for free speech. In an article on the Huffington Post, FIRE listed the top ten most egregious free speech abuses on campus since March of 2012. DePaul University made the list after the school charged conservative student activist Kristopher Del Campo with multiple violations after he published the names of students who admitted to vandalizing the Young Americans for Freedom’s pro-life display. Troy University was profiled for their restrictive “harassment” policy, which FIRE claimed “prohibits an astonishing amount of protected speech, including almost […]

Kristopher Del Campo’s campus group became a victim of vandalism at Chicago’s DePaul University when its pro-life display was torn apart and tossed in garbage cans. But it’s Del Campo, chairman of the campus chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, who is being punished by the Catholic institution. For publicizing the names of the vandals, who have admitted their guilt, university officials have charged Del Campo with “disorderly, violent, intimidating or dangerous behavior to self or others.” “Kristopher Del Campo’s group was the victim of a politically motivated crime — and yet DePaul University is punishing Del Campo for naming the people […]

“DePaul University has punished a student for publicizing the names of fellow students who admitted to vandalizing his organization’s pro-life display. The student, Kristopher Del Campo, has been placed on probation after being found responsible for multiple conduct violations, including one that absurdly brands the publication of the names as ‘disorderly, violent, intimidating or dangerous.’ The Foundation for Individual Rights In Education (FIRE) has intervened in his case.” University administrators like to characterize anything they don’t like as a threat.

Kristopher Del Campo, the chairman of the conservative student organization, has been sanctioned by the university after having being charged for violating DePaul’s Code of Student Responsibility and found guilty on two counts: Disorderly, Violent, Intimidating, or Dangerous Behavior to Self or Others, and Judicial Process Compliance. To mark the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision in January, Del Campo, a 23-year old psychology major, and other students were granted permission from the university to build a pro-life display that featured 500 flags. However, vandals destroyed the display and stuffed some of the flags into trash cans. A university investigation released […]

Try to follow this logic: Students vandalize a pro-life display at a university, and the student who exposes those behind the crime gets in trouble. That’s what happened at DePaul University in Chicago – the nation’s largest Catholic university, no less. The student in question, Kristopher Del Campo, has been placed on probation after being found responsible for multiple conduct violations, including one that absurdly brands the publication of the names as “disorderly, violent, intimidating or dangerous,” the Foundation for Individual Rights In Education reports. Del Campo must also complete an “educational project” in the form of a reflection letter. […]

Back in January, on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a group of 13 students destroyed a makeshift memorial for aborted babies on the main campus of DePaul University. The display — 500 pink and blue flags — was set up by DePaul’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom. (RELATED: Abortion display destroyed on campus) Senior Kristopher Del Campo, who chairs the DePaul YAF chapter, contacted public safety officials after pro-abortion thugs tore the flags from the ground and threw them in trash cans around campus. About a week later, as The Daily Caller reported, Kevin Connolly, an investigator for DePaul’s public safety […]

by Billy Hallowell The Blaze Pro-life students at DePaul University recently erected an anti-abortion display to mark the 40th anniversary of the historic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case. While they were intent on exercising their free-speech rights, their work was inevitably torn down by other pupils at the school who clearly disagreed with the message. Surprisingly, in the wake of the incident, it’s the head of the conservative campus group responsible for assembling the memorial who’s now in the hot seat. Kristopher DelCampo, 23, could face potential expulsion for publishing the names of his peers who destroyed the flag display. The […]

The head of a conservative student organization at DePaul University has been sanctioned by the university and could be expelled after he released the names of vandals who destroyed a pro-life flag display. Kristopher Del Campo, the chairman of the Young Americans for Freedom chapter, was found guilty by the university on two counts – “Disorderly, Violent, Intimidating or Dangerous Behavior to Self or Others” and “Judicial Process Compliance.” The charges were a result of posting a copy of the university’s incident report on the YAF’s website. Click here to read the posting. DePaul University did not return calls seeking comment. Last January […]

Every year when FIRE publishes its “Worst Colleges for Free Speech” list, we remind readers that it is not a ranked list, but rather a compilation—in no particular order—of the year’s worst free speech offenders. Occasionally, however, we do wonder which college or university would deserve a spot at the top of a ranked list. Yesterday provided such an occasion, as we sent a letter to DePaul University outlining several months of free speech violations spanning multiple incidents and contemplated the university’s history of violating its community’s expressive rights. DePaul’s most recent series of missteps began in April, when students […]

Last week, FIRE broke the news that DePaul University has sanctioned student Kristopher Del Campo for exposing 13 fellow students who confessed to vandalizing a DePaul Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) pro-life display in late January. Del Campo’s story has since made news across the country. In addition to 61 FM and AM radio stations, the following outlets have shared Del Campo’s ordeal with their readers: FOX News Radio The Blaze Breitbart.com The Daily Caller The College Fix Instapundit In addition, FIRE’s Peter Bonilla appeared on 1210 AM WPHT Radio on Friday afternoon and Saturday. He also spoke with Jason […]

CHICAGO, February 28, 2013—DePaul University has punished a student for publicizing the names of fellow students who admitted to vandalizing his organization’s pro-life display. The student, Kristopher Del Campo, has been placed on probation after being found responsible for multiple conduct violations, including one that absurdly brands the publication of the names as “disorderly, violent, intimidating or dangerous.” The Foundation for Individual Rights In Education (FIRE) has intervened in his case. “Kristopher Del Campo’s group was the victim of a politically motivated crime—and yet DePaul University is punishing Del Campo for naming the people who committed the crime,” said FIRE […]